Mr. Liebeler.

at this point because I do not have them with me, but we will provide you with copies of the documents to which I have referred.
Under the Commission's rules for the taking of testimony, each witness is entitled to 3 days' notice, before he is required to come in and give testimony. I don't think you had 3 days' notice.

Mr. Delgado.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

But each witness can waive that notice requirement if he wishes, and I assume that you would be willing to waive that notice requirement since you are here; is that correct?

Mr. Delgado.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

We want to inquire of you this morning concerning the association that the Commission understands you had with Lee Harvey Oswald during the time that he was a member of the United States Marine Corps. The Commission has been advised that you also were a member of the United States Marine Corps and were stationed with Oswald in Santa Ana, Calif., for a period of time.

Mr. Delgado.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Before we get into the details of that, would you state your full name for the record, please?

Mr. Delgado.

Nelson Delgado.

Mr. Liebeler.

You are now in the United States Army; is that correct?

Mr. Delgado.

That is correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

What is your rank?

Mr. Delgado.

Specialist 4.

Mr. Liebeler.

What is your serial number?

Mr. Delgado.

RA282 53 799.

Mr. Liebeler.

Where are you stationed?

Mr. Delgado.

I am stationed at Delta Battery, 4th Missile Battalion, 71st Artillery, in Hazlet, N.J.

Mr. Liebeler.

How long have you been in the Army?

Mr. Delgado.

I joined the Army on November 1, 1960.

Mr. Liebeler.

What kind of work do you do in the Army?

Mr. Delgado.

I am a 94116, which means that I am a cook, with a linguist digit, which means I can speak and write Spanish fluently. That is what that last 6 in that digit means.

Mr. Liebeler.

Where did you go into the Army?

Mr. Delgado.

I went into the Army at Fort Ord, Calif.

Mr. Liebeler.

And would you briefly tell us the training that you received after you went into the Army and the places at which you were stationed from the time you went into the Army up to the present time?

Mr. Delgado.

Well, in 1960, November 1960, I reported at Fort Ord. Approximately 15 days after I reported there I received orders for Germany. I had no basic training because of my Marine Corps basic training took care of that.
December the 15th, 14th, around there, I left for Germany. And I arrived in Germany, and I served with Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery, APO 34, at Baumholder, Germany.

Mr. Liebeler.

How long were you stationed in Germany?

Mr. Delgado.

I was stationed there approximately 2 years and a day.

Mr. Liebeler.

Were you stationed with the same outfit all that time?

Mr. Delgado.

No. Six months of the time I was with them; then I was transferred to a line battery, C Battery, same missile battalion, same artillery, and I was for a while the old man's driver, the captain's driver; and then I was--I asked for a transfer to the messhall so I could get advanced in my rating, and I was put in the messhall, then promoted there also, and I have been a cook since then.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you stay with the C Battery until you left Germany?

Mr. Delgado.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Approximately when did you leave Germany?

Mr. Delgado.

December the 8th. December the 8th.

Mr. Liebeler.

1962?

Mr. Delgado.

1962, right.

Mr. Liebeler.

Where were you stationed after that?